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Friday, November 30, 2012

Hey ladies! I know I've been MIA this week. We are getting down to the last weeks of school (TWO WEEKS LEFT!) and things are crazy for me. I will be pretty busy the next two weeks so bear with me! Today I'm linking up with some lovely ladies for a Christmas cheer link-party! Whoo hoo!

Who's looking forward to Christmas?? I am! To get us in the mood today, thought I'd share some of my favorite Christmas songs! Enjoy!

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to remember to be
thankful.Thankful for the people in my
life, thankful for the food I have every day, thankful for the warm home I live
in, thankful for my health.Thankful
that God has given me an opportunity to know Him and contentment that comes
from this life.Thankful for blue skies
and sunshine, thankful for rain that waters the earth, thankful for beautiful
flowers and fall leaves.

·The clothes that fit a little too snug because
it means I have enough to eat

·A lawn that has to be mowed, windows that have to
be cleaned and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home

·The spot I find at the far end of the parking
lot because it means I am capable of walking

·The lady in church who sings off key because it
means I can hear

·The huge piles of laundry and ironing because it
means loved ones are nearby

·The alarm that goes off in the early morning
because it means I am alive

In the stress of day to day life, it is so easy to become
too busy to remember all the little things that mean so much.Let’s take the time to be truly thankful for
the gifts we have before it is too late.Happy, HAPPY Thanksgiving!!

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

I am taking an exercise physiology class this semester and as part of that class, our lab group had to create our own experiment. We decided to test the effects of eating different types of carbohydrates on glucose levels during exercise. Like, running-a-lot type exercise.

Cool. However, only two people out of our group had to perform the trial, so I'm home free----- NO, somehow I got roped into doing this stupid experiment. I'll break it down step by step for you.

Step 1: I am have to be fasted before the test so I don't get to eat breakfast before I go to class. I am extremely hungry.

Step 2: I have to eat a simple sugars as my carbohydrate. Enter 53 grams of gummy bears. Yum, yum. I don't know about you, but I find this pretty appalling to have to eat 53 grams of gummy bears for breakfast and then work out.

Step 3: RUN. For 30 minutes. Hooked up to a headpiece, mouthpiece, and nose clip. While my lab group stares at me. Ew.

Step 4: Get stabbed in the ear every ten minutes to draw blood for the glucose test. See below.

Step 5: Finish 30 minute run. Begin a 1-mile performance run where I have to run my absolute fastest. Without dying? Yes.

Friday, November 16, 2012

This week I’ve been reading a lot of bloggers who are saying
that the blog world can get to be too much.And I agree.I’ve seen a lot of
great bloggers get swept away with giveaways and product reviews until I no
longer am interested in reading their blog because it’s just about stuff.It’s
just about getting more followers and sponsors.

A quick glance to my followers section shows that this is not
the case for me.And I think: Why don’t
I have more followers?What can I do to
make people like me more?What can I
post here that will make people want to read? Why does everyone else have more
followers than me?

Well, I’m asking the wrong question.If I change my content to get more followers,
I’m no longer an honestblogger.Yes, I do want followers.Because despite some of the bad aspects, I
love the blogging community and there are so many sweet bloggers out there I’d
love to get to know more.I’d like to
think that I have something to share that others will care about. But even if I never get another follower, I
want to keep blogging true to myself and my faith.So thank you to all who have
shown me some blog love.And to all
those awesome bloggers that share real stuff every day… you gals are the best!Keep doing what you’re doing!

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Every time I go into Starbucks I am soooo tempted to buy a
Pumpkin Scone because I am a huge fan of all things pumpkin.I haven’t given in yet, but when I saw this
recipe on Pinterest, I had to try it.I
made some tonight and they were pretty darn good!I think you should give ‘em a try!

In a large
food processor combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg,
cloves and ginger.Pulse to
combine.Add cold butter and pulse until
well incorporated and mixture is texture of cornmeal.

In a
separate bowl, whisk pumpkin puree, half and half, and egg.Add to flour mixture and pulse until
combined.Turn dough out onto a floured
surface (my dough was extremely sticky at
this point, so make sure your surface and rolling pin are well floured) and
gently knead 4 or 5 times to bring dough together.Flatten into 1” thick circle.Using a pizza cutter, cut in half and then in
thirds.

Place wedges
onto greased baking sheet and bake at 425o for 14-16 minutes, until
golden brown.Remove to cooling rack.

Once cool,
whisk together glaze and spoon on top.Let harden for at least an hour.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Apple Hill is a lovely place near me where there are lots of apple farms, apple picking, apple desserts, craft fairs, and fudge. Did I mention desserts? Oh yeah. Part 1:Beks and I go to Apple Hill. We get the worst chicken sandwiches ever. It starts to rain hard. They are out of apple dumplings, apple turnovers, apple fritters AND apple pie. (How is that even possible??) It starts to snow. We go home and drown our sorrows in a giant bowl of popcorn and movie. ﻿﻿﻿

We were making fun of "pie" candles

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... Until the owner came along. Then things got serious.

Pouting about snow.

Part 2:The weather is beautiful. I go to Apple Hill with my mom, Colton and Melissa. They are still out of apple dumplings and turnovers, but I get a slice of apple pie with cider sauce. That's all I ask of you, Apple Hill.

Oh, and here's hoping that you had a great holiday weekend!Joyfully yours,Danielle

Friday, November 9, 2012

I will admit that I have a love/hate relationship with
running.And when I say that, I
basically mean that I love stopping and hate starting.When I finish running, I know I have just
done one of the hardest things I will do all day.I have a thing for challenges, so I have been
running for several years.And right
now you are thinking, “So what?”

The “so what” is: I just
read this book for teens and was pleasantly surprised at the message.In a sentence, it’s about a runner (Jessica)
who, against all odds, learns to run with a prosthetic after having her leg
amputated.OKAY, so I’m not very good at
book reviews cause I just made that sound totally lame.

The gist of it is: it
made me really appreciate running.Because the coolest thing about running is that I can.I am healthy and strong, thanks be to
God.My legs carry me through even when
I don’t want to go another step.So when Jessica says, “I ran everywhere.Raced
everywhere.I loved the wind across my
cheeks, through my hair.Running aired
out my soul.It made me feel alive.And now? I’m stuck in this bed, knowing I’ll
never run again,” let’s remember that we have a lot to be thankful
for.We never know when something will
crash into our lives, changing everything, so let’s appreciate it before it’s
gone.

Lastly, I want to share with you another quote from this
book.

“It’s disturbing how
fast weeds take root in my garden of worthiness.

They’re so hard to
pull.

And grow back so
easily.”

Stop and think about how profound that is.Even though God tell us we are His precious
children, we let others strip away our self-worth.We let what they think define who we are,
instead of letting God define us. We need to stop that cycle now.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Yesterday I pinned this kid and his adorbs little costume on Pinterest. Today, I got invited to a costume party in December. How convenient, I thought to myself. Yep, you guessed it. I am going to be Carl. While I may not be as cute as this kid, I think it's going to be awesome. Now, to get me some boy hair.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Whether you work or go to school (or both!) you probably have
the same problem I do… EATING.I love to
eat and I need to eat every few hours, but it’s so difficult to pack food for
an entire day.And if I buy food, I feel
like I’m wasting a bunch of money and I end up not eating healthy.I recently found some great on-the-go recipes
so I’m gonna share my favorite one with you today.You’re welcome.

Mix the
yogurt, bacon, dill and parsley to make a sauce.At this point, the real recipe says to make
sandwiches with the ingredients.You can
do that.Or, you can do it the Danielle
way and chop up all the ingredients and toss them in a container to eat with a
fork.Waaayyy less messy.I don’t know about you, but I don’t really
like having corn muffin crumbs all over me while I’m at school. It's super easy and I just stick it in a cooler bag until lunchtime. Voila!

This may not look super delicious, but trust me, it is.I’m actually craving right now!Enjoy!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

It’s basketball season baby!! Watching the Oklahoma City and
San Antonio game right now… and I sure hope that OKC is gonna come back and
win.Cause I love Kevin Durant.

This guy is chill.Yes, I just said chill which means I’m so cool.

So, I do like OKC but I feel like it is important
to support your home team first and foremost.Even if they stink, like my Sacramento Kings (cover your ears, Kings).But I do love the Kings, just wish they could
be a little better.I really hate it
when people don’t support their home team.That's just stinky.So what team
are you cheering for this season?